jmn-m-ḥꜣt

Egyptian

Etymology

jmn (“Amun”) +‎ m (“in”) +‎ ḥꜣt (“forepart, front”), thus ‘Amun is at the fore’.

Pronunciation

 
  • (reconstructed) IPA(key): /jaˌmaːnuw ma ˈħuːʀit/ → /jaˌmaːnuw mə ˈħuːʀiʔ/ → /ʔaˌmaːnə məˈħuːʔə/ → /ʔaˌmoːn əmˈħeːʔ/

Proper noun

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  1. a male given name of historical usage, notably borne by a number of pharaohs named Amenemhat in the Twelfth and Thirteenth Dynasties

References

  • James P[eter] Allen (2010) Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs, 2nd edition, Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 395.
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